पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · May 5, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.9 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
सुहृन्मित्रार्युदासीनमध्यस्थद्वेष्यबन्धुषु।

साधुष्वपि च पापेषु समबुद्धिर्विशिष्यते।।6.9।।
"6.9 He looks impartially on all - lover, friend or foe; indifferent or hostile; alien or relative; virtuous or sinful." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya20.88°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra166.98°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala300.03°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha20.63°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati272.96°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra56.24°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani277.76°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

Shimla, Himachal Pradesh — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 29 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 30 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:45 – 04:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:26 – 05:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:33 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta18:51 – 19:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:03 – 19:37
Amṛta Kāla18:48 – 20:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:40 – 17:22
Yamaganda08:56 – 10:37
Gulika Kāla12:18 – 13:59
Varjyam06:07 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta 08:42 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:33 – 07:14 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:14 – 08:56 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:56 – 10:37 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:37 – 12:18 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:18 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:59 – 15:40 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:40 – 17:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:22 – 19:03 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:03 – 20:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:22 – 21:40 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:40 – 22:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:59 – 00:18 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:18 – 01:37 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:37 – 02:56 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:56 – 04:14 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:14 – 05:33 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 31.1048°
Longitude: 77.1734°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870509.27
Julian Day2458974.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1372°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)148.23°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.1372°), declination 16.34°, EoT 3.35 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2020-05-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)